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For this issue of perspectivves, we spoke with writer, author and film critic, Pete Croatto.

We discuss his experience as a film critic, his inspirations and take a close look of his views on cinema and it's future. Read the full interview and get future issues directly into your inbox. Subscribe here: https://perspectivves.substack.com/ 

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For the latest issue of perspectivves, Ziv Haddi connected with award-winning financial journalist and author, Diana Henriques, to discuss the rise and fall of disgraced Wall Street investor Bernie Madoff.

On this day one month ago, the memory of a painful chapter in financial history resurfaced with the news of Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff’s passing. He was 82. Once one of America’s most powerful and respected financiers, Madoff’s legacy would be defined by the vicious 17-year Ponzi scheme he orchestrated—the largest in history—that resulted in paper losses totalling $64.8-billion and ruined the lives of thousands of people. His actions also left a devastating toll on his closest family members including his sons Andrew and Mark, and his wife Ruth—none of whom were privy to his crimes but whose reputations were destroyed nevertheless. Madoff, in turn, was handed a 150-year prison sentence. Diana Henriques is an award-winning financial journalist who, as a staff writer for The New York Times, covered Madoff during the height of his success and also documented his dramatic fall which began with his arrest on December 11 of 2008.

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Over the course of this pandemic year, and under the punishment of isolation, the thing we’ve arguably been craving the most is to be able to actually hear each other’s voices. To talk and to listen. Then Clubhouse, an audio-driven chat app, exploded onto the scene as an extremely effective tool in helping us to do just that. And, while it is invite-only (for now at least), it will likely develop into a fixture of our online worlds as we continue to adapt to new and creative ways of keeping in touch. Arielle Pardes is a senior writer at WIRED. She joined perspectivves to talk about the craze surrounding Clubhouse, her thoughts on the “darkside” of the app, and whether it can survive as social media giants like Twitter and Facebook work on introducing competing features of their own.

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This week, perspectivves connected with the NYC-based hip hop sketch comedy duo, ItsTheReal, co-founded by brothers Jeff and Eric Rosenthal. They share the important role that the city has had on their content, what it's like to review movies with legendary rap crew, The Lox, and what music they've been listening to as of late.

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An in-depth discussion with Karim Bardeesy, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Ryerson Leadership Lab at Ryerson University, on what exactly happened during the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election and the powerful influence that the media had throughout. Subscribe to the perspectivves newsletter today.

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After seven years at The Verge, technology reporter Casey Newton has made the bold decision to pursue his own venture: a newsletter called Platformer. The focus, as he describes it, is on big tech and democracy. And it’s being published via Substack where a growing number of big names in the industry are turning to in order to build and manage their own reader following. Perspectivves caught up with Casey to find out why he made the move to independent journalism, his mission to continue holding powerful social media companies accountable, and whether he thinks Mark Zuckerberg can redeem himself.